ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1016895 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ETT

Professional Touring Theatre Company

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,098,150, which the trustees consider appropriate against a policy target of six months' running costs plus the loss of one production. The charity reported a net surplus of £79,203 for the year, supported by significant Arts Council England funding, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months running costs + the loss of one production c£480k (held: £1.1m)
“The Company’s reserve policy aims to hold the equivalent of 6 months running costs + the loss of one production c£480k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Wellers Accountants Statutory Auditors. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£99k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~16.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (72% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2024£2.0m£1.8m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.3m
31/03/2021£1.1m£729k

Common questions

Is ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,098,150, which the trustees consider appropriate against a policy target of six months' running costs plus the loss of one production. The charity reported a net surplus of £79,203 for the year, supported by significant Arts Council England funding, and the auditors confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wellers Accountants Statutory Auditors.

Who funds ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND, THE NOEL COWARD FOUNDATION, JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£5k
THE NOEL COWARD FOUNDATIONFY2022£2kProduction Manager trainee scheme
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATIONFY2024£0Narrative Power Collective Impact Programme - Participation
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTORS TOURING COMPANY (LONDON) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE LIMITED£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
ACTORS TOURING COMPANY (LONDON) LIMITED FY2025£539k—0unclear—no doubt
TAMASHA THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£601k—0within—no doubt
MALVERN THEATRES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£7.1m——unclear—no doubt
THEATRE-RITES FY2025£278k—0unclear—no doubt
HEADLONG THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.